Netbook Reviews

We have just heard that Intel are soon going to launch two new Pineview-D processors mid June, bringing faster clock speeds, DDR3 support, and keeping to power consumption low.

The new Intel Atom D425 / D525 are the updated version of the currently available D410 / D510 processors.

Hot on the heals of the MH380, Fujitsu have already announced a new model, the Fujitsu MH330 which is not only thinner, but also lighter than the MH380.

As well as boasting a design which is less than one inch thick, and a weight of just 2.4lbs the new Fujitsu Lifebook MH330 has a new less curvy design than the MH380.

We have seen the JooJoo tablet floating around the Internet for quiet sometime now, way before the Ipad or its name change.

But ever since it was first demonstrated, the designers have been very secretive about what components power the JooJoo. But now thanks to the FCC’s documentation and photos it has been revealed that the JooJoo uses netbook components and the Nvidia Ion graphics.

Gigabyte had a few new netbook models on display at this years CeBIT.  While they might not have as many new models to show off as Asus did, they have added three new models to their lineup.

The new models include the Gigabyte Q1000C, M1000 and the next generation Nvidia Ion packing Gigabyte M1000N.

Having read my review of the Samsung N210, site reader Steve Mann, aka Scallywag went out and bought the Samsung N220, the version with the colored lid. He then commented some interesting information about his purchase on the site.

It turns out that the UK version of the N220 model has more than just a fancy colored lid, it also comes with an extra sub woofer for improved sound, and more importantly the Broadcom Crystal HD video decoder card, giving the Samsung N220 1080p HD playback support!

CeBIT 2010, the worlds largest computer expo is now in full swing at Hanover Germany.

I was planning on attending myself, and even have the tickets, but unfortunately can’t make it this year, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be covering all the netbook news from CeBIT.

This page will constantly be updated with CeBIT netbook news and information during the event.  Click below to view all the new netbooks and details.

Shuttle have been making ultra-compact PC for many years, before the words netbook and nettop even took off.

They have now announced their latest ultra compact and thin nettop to the world. The Shuttle Barebone XS35 is just 3.3cm thin, and is HD compatible.

The Shuttle XS35 is made even more interesting by the use of the new Pineview Intel Atom D510 dual core processor (1.66GHz x2), and the much talked about “Next Generation Ion” or the NVIDIA GT218 (ION2) as Shuttle are calling it.

Fujitsu might not currently be one of the major players in the netbook market today, but their latest Lifebook MH380 netbook is miles better than their previous offerings.

The Fujitsu Lifebook MH380 is their latest netbook offering, which features the new Intel Atom N450 processor and a 10-inch LCD. While this might sound all to standard at first, the Fujitsu MH380 has some extra offerings up it’s sleeve.

While the netbook market has quickly become packed with Intel latest generation Atom processor, the N450, as seen by the vast number of netbooks sporting it in our netbook comparison page. The slightly faster N470 has yet to show it’s face in the mass market.

Intel already has plans to improve the N450 and N470 even more by adding DDR3 memory support.

The Nvidia Ion graphics shook up the netbook industry last year bringing 1080HD playback and gaming to a number of netbooks. Ever since then there has been a lot of talk and speculation about the Ion’s successor, the Nvidia Ion 2.

More recently there has been much talk about switching graphics. This is where the netbook or notebook features two graphics cards, a standard low powered one, and a faster more powerful, but also more power hungry one.